Wednesday-Night
Where the world comes together
Archive for November, 2013
The News of the World and the Murdoch empire
The Daily Mail: Wendi’s crush on Blair revealed: Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife wrote of ‘warm feelings̵ ...
Wednesday Night #1656
We take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Kosher Thanksgiving or Thanksgivukkah on this historic “once-in-a-Talmu ...
Iran in 2012 – 2013
Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men. Courage and hope for the future. Then old men ...
November 22 1963 – fifty years later
American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr wrote of the assassination: “I never knew how his brief and brilliant leadership ...
Wednesday Night #1655
A postscript to the discussion of real-estate prices: St John’s Wood mansion with 11 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a gym ...
U.S. history, music, myth, and literature
Lincoln, JFK and Obama: What links the US presidents? (BBC) They are two of the most important dates in American history ...
English-speaking seniors in Quebec
Seniors Action Quebec Getting services in own language can be a battle for Quebec’s rural English-speaking seniors (Gl ...
Andrew G. Kniewasser R.I.P.
KNIEWASSER, Andrew Graham O.C. September 9, 1926 – November 8, 2013 Passed away peacefully in his 88th year after a ri ...
Wednesday Night #1654
The return of Susan Hoecker and John Drysdale of Concordia and American Universities to Wednesday Night this week offe ...
China’s Cities
The Law of Unintended Consequences Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times Dissatisfaction and Dysfunction in a Model for Chi ...
-
G20 Brazil 2024
November 17, 2024, No Comments -
COP29 Baku Climate Change Conference
November 17, 2024, No Comments -
Elon Musk, Trump and MAGA
November 17, 2024, No Comments -
Americas/Western Hemisphere February 2023-
November 15, 2024, No Comments -
Middle East & Arab World Lebanon/Hezbollah/Israel November 2024-
November 15, 2024, No Comments
-
-
Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
July 31, 2023, 3 Comments -
Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023, Comments Off on Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023 -
SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
May 11, 2022, Comments Off on SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022 -
Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Police treatment of a Dartmouth professor stirs anger and debate A retired Dartmouth Dean and good friend who lives in…
Christopher Goodfellow Hard to believe a lifetime has passed and Montreal the once great world city, gateway to North America,…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…